COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION AND RECEPTION ESTHETICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MÜA 5028 TRANSLATION AND RECEPTION ESTHETICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLPERI SERT

Offered to

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to demonstrate the importance of reception theory which is a method in literary studies in literary translation by practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the reception theories and approaches.
2   Evaluate the role of the reception theory and hermeneutics in literary translation.
3   Comprehend the importance of the background knowledge of the translator in literary translation.
4   Learn how translation is received in today s culture.
5   Discover how literary works are perceived by publishing houses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction (Contents and methods)
2 What is reception aesthetics Textual practice
3 The importance of reception theory in literary translation Textual practice
4 Reception theory Hermeneutics and translation Textual practice
5 Translator is the first reader, receiver, interpreter. Textual practice
6 Nietzsche: Also sprach Zarathustra Textual practice
7 Mid-term
8 Stefan Zweig: Drei Dichter ihres Lebens Textual practice
9 Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung Textual practice
10 Goethe: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers Textual practice
11 Stefan Zweig: Amokl ufer Textual practice
12 Stefan Zweig: Schachnovelle : Gülperi Sert. Satranç; Ahmet Cemal: Satranç Textual practice
13 The reception the translation by Turkish reader
14 The reception of the translation by Turkish publishing houses

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Stefan Zweig, Drei Dichter ihres Lebens, Amokl ufer, Schachnovelle
Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung
Goethe, Die Leiden des jungen Werthers
Nietzsche, Also sprach Zarathustra
Gülperi Sert, Satranç (Doğu Batı Yayınları),
Ahmet Cemal, Satranç (Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
Supplementary Book(s): Postmodernizm ve Alımlama Estetiği, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Özbek, (Çizgi
Kitapevi
References: Edebiyatta Gerçekçilik ve Alımlama Estetiği, Doç.Dr.Sefa Yüce
Materials: Alımlama Estetiği ve Edebiyat Öğretimi, Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Kongresi bildirisi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Prereading, presentations, textual analysis, evaluation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is compulsory. The assignments are required to be submitted on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 178

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1
LO.2
LO.35
LO.455
LO.5555

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